The Estonian Navy is set to modernize its three Sandown class minehunters for EUR 30 million, it has been announced. The modernization is to include improvements in mine clearance and marine surveillance capacities. The vessels will get new, identical, mine clearance systems which will be more up-to-date and reliable, thus requiring less maintenance. The project…
The state-owned Estonian airline Nordic Aviation Group (NAG), operating under the Nordica trademark, last year made a profit of EUR 900,000, and the number of Nordica’s passengers grew by 68% YoY. Nordica’s second fiscal year was very successful for the company. The company’s revenue was EUR 83 million, while in 2016 it totaled EUR 51…
On July 1, 11 of Estonia’s 15 counties introduced free public transport on county buses for local residents, much like the scheme already running in Tallinn. This caused some confusion. Tartu County is one of the areas where buses are now free of charge for residents. While not too many passengers made use of their…
Estonia has signed an agreement with South Korea for the purchase of K9 Thunder self-propelled 155mm howitzers. The EUR 46 million contract, one of the most significant defense procurements of the decade, includes 12 artillery systems, training, maintenance and spare parts. The first howitzers are scheduled to arrive in Estonia in 2020, the Estonian Center…
Reconstruction and expansion work at harbor Terminal D at Lootsi 13/14 in Tallinn has begun, and will continue for the best part of two years. Parts of the terminal will be closed to passengers as a result. The passenger harbor comes under the auspices of the Port of Tallinn (Tallinna Sadam), a hitherto state-owned company,…
HKScan Estonia, a subsidiary of the Nordic food group HKScan, hired 44 seasonal employees at Rakvere Meat-Processing Plant to help service increased demand during the summer season. “Considering that last year we reached the absolute sales record of Rakvere-brand products in June and that sales volumes this year are already exceeding last year’s, there are…
While not all counties in Estonia have agreed to begin offering free public bus transport, the Estonian Road Administration has officially set the price of bus tickets in ten requesting counties to EUR 0 beginning from July 1. As of July 1, public bus transport will be free in Valga, Voru, Polva, Jarva, Jogeva, Tartu,…